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G. W. BAMPQRD.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.

GEORGE WASHINGTON RAMEORD, OE RIOIIMOND, vIRGINIA, ASsIGNOR To AUGUST E. ooRDEs, OE SAME PLAGE.

CURTAIN FIXTURE lOR SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent-No. 571,184, dated November 10, 1896.

' Application filed December 4, 1895. Serial No. 570,997. (No model.)

'To all whom it may concern: The rods or bars B are connected by Ineans 5o Be it known that I, GEORGE WASHINGTON of a tubular section- F, into which said rods BAMFORD, a citizen of the United States, and or bars are passed, as clearly shown in Figs. aresident of Richmond, in the county of IIen- 1 and 2, and said tubular section constitutes 5 rico and State of Virginia, have invented certhe central portion of thev xture or support,

tain new and useful Improvements in Curtain and, as will be understood, the length of said 5 5 Fixtures or Supports, of which the following fixture or support may be regulated at all is a specification, reference being had to the times by sliding said rods or bars inwardly or accompanying drawings, forming a part outwardly in said tubular section, as desired, Io thereof, in which similar letters of reference and, as will also be apparent, this device, by

indicate corresponding parts. reason of this form of construction, is adapted 6o This invention relates to curtaiII-iixtures or to be connected with window-frames of difto means for supporting a curtain, portire, ferent widths or with the frames of passageor other article, and the obj ect thereof is to ways between rooms. or any desired support.

15 provide a device of this class which may be In practice the curtain, portire, Or other connected with the upperportion of awindowarticle is connected with the rods or bars B 65 frame or the frame of sliding doors or other and to the tubular section F in any desired supports, a further obj ect being to provide a manner, the means by which this connection device of this class which is adapted to be is made forming no part of this invention. It

zo connected with window-frames or other supwill thus be seen that I accomplish the object I ports of different widths and in which the of my invention by means of an effective de- 7o length of the xture or other article by which vice, which is simple in construction and opthe curtain is supported may be longitudieration and comparatively inexpensive, and nally adjusted; and with this and other obmy invention is not limited to the exact form,

25 jects in view the invention consists in the construction, and arrangement of parts herein construction, combination, and arrangement described, and I therefore reserve the right 75 of parts hereinafter described and claimed. to make all such alterations therein and modi- The invention is fully disclosed in the foliications thereof as fairly come within the lowing specification, of which the accompanyscope of the invention.

3o ing drawings form a part, in which- Having fully described my invention, its

Figure l isa front view of a window-frame construction, and operation, I claim as new 8o provided with my improved iixture; Fig. 2, a and desire to secure by Letters Patentplan view thereof; Fig. 3, a side view; and The combination inacurtain fixture or sup- Fig. 4, a view similar to that of Fig. 3, showport of two rods, a tubular section adapted to 3 5 ing a part of the support in section. fit upon said rods and slide thereon, said rods In the drawings, forming part of this specibeing bentat right angles to the window-frame 8 5 fication, A represents an ordinary windowand then again bent downwardly parallel frame composed of sides and top and bottom with said window-frame, and journal-brackp'ieces, and secured to the upper portion ets on the frame wherein the said rods are 4o thereof is my improved curtain fixture or supsecured, and a bur or nut secured to the end port, which consists of two similar rods or bars of said rods, substantially as set forth. 9o B, having depending ends or arms C, which In testimony that I claim the foregoing as are formed by bending the rods B backwardly my invention I have signed my name, in presand downwardly and which are secured to ence ofthe subscribingwitnesses, this 23dday 45 the frame or supported thereon by keepers D, of November, 1895.

through which the depending ends or arms GEORGE WASHINGTON BAMFORD. C are passed, as clearly shown, and the lower W'itne'sses: ends of said ends or arms are provided with FRANK MOSBY,

nuts or burs E. G. F.. STYLL. 

